Perhaps you've played this trick – you stand in an elevator and when it arrives at a new floor you turn around and stare at the ceiling. As others get on, you wait to see how long it takes before they turn and look to see what you are so interested in
As you laugh at the success of your practical joke, you think back to the theories of children's cognitive development, and realize that you have just demonstrated a version of joint visual __________.
a. attention
b. influence
c. conformity
d. leading
Answer: A
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a. relatively fixed and capable of measurement. b. mobile so that change occurs in measurement over time. c. a process concept related to adaptability. d. an action concept solely dependent on one's ability to accommodate.
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A. reductions in K complexes B. less time spent in REM sleep C. absence of Stage 1 D. rearranged sleep stages
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a. they alternate rapidly between mania and deep depression. b. they show an extreme preoccupation with certain thoughts and a compulsion to perform certain behaviors. c. the stupor state occasionally gives way to agitated outbursts or violent behavior. d. the stupor state is endogenous being produced from within rather than as a reaction to life events.
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A. People who are unlikely to be educated B. People who score low on neuroticism C. People who score low on conscientiousness D. People who are unlikely to be in challenging jobs